Aesthetics of sorrow : the wailing culture of Yemenite-Jewish women / / Tova Gamliel ; translated by Naftali Greenwood
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| Autore: |
Gamliʼel Ṭovah <1965->
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| Titolo: |
Aesthetics of sorrow : the wailing culture of Yemenite-Jewish women / / Tova Gamliel ; translated by Naftali Greenwood
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| Pubblicazione: | Detroit, Michigan : , : Wayne State University Press, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (462 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 393.909450902 |
| Soggetto topico: | Weepers (Mourners) - Israel |
| Jews, Yemeni - Israel - Customs and practices | |
| Mourning customs - Israel | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | GreenwoodNaftali |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ""Cover""; ""Half-title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Wailing: A Topic That Defies Research""; ""2. Johara: Mother of the Wailers""; ""3. Giving Words""; ""4. The Performance Stage""; ""5. Melancholic Power""; ""6. Mission""; ""Epilogue: The Lament of the Printed Words""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index"" |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Aesthetics of sorrow |
| ISBN: | 0-8143-3975-1 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910787836203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Raphael Patai series in Jewish folklore and anthropology.